{"product_id":"9781800181366-unfortunate-ends","title":"Unfortunate Ends","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Murder and Misadventure in Medieval England\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas, son of Henry Robekyn, died 1286 after cutting off his left foot and then his left hand in a frenzy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHenry Debordesle, died 1343. Long sick with diseases, smote himself in the belly with a knife worth one penny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 11 August 1267, Henry Constentin is driving a horse-drawn cart of wheat through the field of Tweedscroft. His feet slip and he falls upon ‘a certain pole’ of his cart ‘so that it penetrates into his fundament’. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the creator of Twitter's Medieval Death Bot comes Unfortunate Ends, an illuminating collection of in-depth looks at some of the most interesting cases from medieval coroners’ rolls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the bizarre to the mundane, each death tells a tale from a dangerous time to be alive, and even to die. Coroners’ rolls list every inquest held for a death by misadventure – or accident – as well as grisly murders, some witnessed by others, some only coming to light when the hidden body was found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handful of these deaths rise to the top, their tales too ridiculous or heartbreaking to not be spun again for the modern ear. Through death, Unfortunate Ends gives us a rare, first-hand look into everyday life for the common people of medieval England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40339710050401,"sku":"9781800181366","price":8.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27612848.jpg?v=1721906695","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781800181366-unfortunate-ends","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}